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West Seattle Summer Movies on the Wall: 1 more needed!

(WSB photo from 2008 Movies on the Wall series)
The slate for this year’s West Seattle Summer Outdoor Movies on the Wall in The Junction – (Saturday nights 7/17-8/21 in the Hotwire Online Coffeehouse (WSB sponsor) courtyard) is ALMOST set, but organizers need one last movie idea. So far, the movies on the schedule are “Mamma Mia,” “Star Trek,” “War Games,” “Wayne’s World” and “Up” – the dates aren’t 100 percent final yet so we’re just mentioning the titles. One more movie is needed and the thought is “family-friendly,” G or PG. (Can’t be a Disney movie, for date-related licensing reasons, so “Up” is the only one from the House of Mouse that you’ll see this year.) Suggestions are being taken today only – please post one in the comment section if you’ve got an idea, and the Movies on the Wall team thanks you for the earlier nominations!

Reflections of Murder, starring Joah Hackett, Sam Waterston & Tuesday Weld. Yes, it’s a 1974 remake of Diabolique, but it was shot here in Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The scene where the car carrying the dead body in the trunk stalls on the Viaduct is a nail-biting classic!

What is so confusing about ‘family-friendly?’ “Requiem for a Dream?” Give me a break.

Left-field suggestion would be “Support your Local Sherriff.” Bit of a slap-sticky western with James Garner. Caught it on basic cable during a snow day once upon a time and thought it was a bit of an under-appreciated gem.

Thought the Clash of the Titans suggestion was pretty good, too, as well as Karate Kid. I’m certain interest in either is relatively higher lately.

Whatever it is, please show it and all the other movies in the correct aspect ratio. If a movie is widescreen, please project it in widescreen instead of squeezing it into an essentially square box. If you can’t do that, please request panned and scanned (for 4×3 TV) versions of the films. My eyes hurt during Cars last year- Lightning McQueen isn’t that skinny! I know free movie watchers can’t be choosers but showing anything in the wrong aspect ratio doesn’t respect the original material.

“Lars and the Real Girl” is about the best film about community I have ever seen. Too much of a thinker for the under 13 crowd, probably. But it’s really, really good.
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Good for all = Little Shop of Horrors.
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Bob Loblaw’s two cents …

.But the worst thing I ever done — I mixed a pot of fake puke at home and then I went to this movie theater, hid the puke in my jacket, climbed up to the balcony and then, t-t-then, I made a noise like this: hua-hua-hua-huaaaaaaa — and then I dumped it over the side, all over the people in the audience. And then, this was horrible, all the people started getting sick and throwing up all over each other. I never felt so bad in my entire life.
Jake Fratelli : I’m beginning to like this kid, Ma!

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